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THE CHINA' MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1949.

NEW APPROACH IN FAR EAST BY COMMONWEALTH NATIONS

CHECKING SPREAD

MORE REDS CHECKING

FALL INTO COMMUNISM IN

LINE

OF

ORIENT

London, March 2.

The Commonwealth Governments plan to make a new approach to problems in South East Asia in an attempt to check the spread of Communism.

New York, March 2, Communist leaders here to- day fald that members, offers American Communis Party will co-operate with all dema

cratle forces to defeat the press datory war glms of American imperialism.

The declaration watne i statement which commended Ny remarks recently inde by M

Maurice Thorez and Sigar Pal- mira Togliatti, the French and Joan Communist Tearkers, 3% emphatically serving the mass of

peace.

The declaration sari that the American Communist- yesil 2- operate in an effort to bring ang war brgun by American temper|-| alism to a speedy conchasing mi the basis of a demurratic peace

The statement Was fasites) in behalf of Mr. Willam Z Foster, Chalcrown of the National Con mittee of the Commutinist Party, and Mr. Eugene Bennis, General | Secretary.

Communism

WERE FED UP WITH CONDITIONS

CHINESE SAILORS

Shanghai, March 3. Disillusionment over the treatment moted out to the Chinese naval ratings after two years' life in Britain on a footing of equality with British "tars" is believed to be at the core of the dis- appearance of the pride of the Chinese Navy, the Chungking, formerly HMS Aurora,

In an interview with a rating on the Chinese warship Lin Fu. formerly HMS Mendip, which. was handed over to China simultaneously with the trans-

LICENSED

fer of HMS Aurora, Reuters HOUSES TO BE BANNED

secured the loose ends of a story of disillusionment and disappointment.

A high Commonwealth Government source said to by this

"day that a decision to reach an underst

an understanding with genuine nationalists was the main out- come of the New Delhi conference on Burma last Monday.

Losing Out, Government sources said: "Australia and Now Zea-

Envoy Says

Bangkok, March 3. Indu's Minister to Bangkok helleves Communism has lost ground in Asia because it is unsuited to the temperaments and aims of the people of Astu.

Mr. Bhagwat Dayal thinks that even China, after a few months of Communist rule, will evolve into a mile, nationalistic country, not an offshoot of Russian Com-

MNDISTA,

cause

with the war as well

must stand together Boviet Union In as in peace, M. Emil Loevlin, Chairman of the Norwegian Communist Party, declared in a speech In Oslo today.

must stand in larity nation and the

istle elements which are sick of

corruption and of the long war.

land participated in this conference and the Asion conforence. Both meetings emphasised

claims by Asiatic countries to settle affairs in their own continent and made it clear thoro should be unified Commonwealth policy con- corning genuino nationalism OS defined separtely from Communism." The formulation of such a polley will be discussed at the projected Commonwealth meet- ing. either at Ottawa or Colom- ho, later this year.

should

Sources,

be

was alleged source that half of the personnel of the Lin Fu and the Chungking had applied for permlasten to "visit their parents in the country": as soon as the ships docked Shanghat after the voyage from In England.

Bangkok, March 3,

history legal prostitution is. For the first time in its long faced with extinction in Siam.

The Premler, Phibun Songramı, Parliament to said a bill will be introduced in abolish eenced prostitution and houses of pro- stitution.

The Premier

and legalisation

In most cases, the request to "visit the

country" underlined an attempt to break away from of the practice is having an ill the Chinese naval fife because effect on the Kingdom's morais of disillusionment over the con- and has dition of service in China com- pared to that in Britain.

The rating sald patriotism and

There are 95 leenced houses determination to pursue the Na-with 400 Hcenced prostitutes in tionalist cause was fanned all Siam. Before the war there were

proved

source nt shame to prostitutes and families of prostitutes.

defence arrangements In the South Pacific. It is significant way from England to China, 40 houses and 200 prostitutes.

but here reaction Bet in.

Shocked Dismay

มา

Bingapore, the Chinese community accorded the shipar

· spontaneou welcome. Hong Kong, a great furore was created over their arrival,

The Government recalves about 20,000 baht a year from the licences.

Prostitutes must register every three months; they must be over 15 years of age; they must have entered the houses of their own free will; and they must submi

that General MacArthur's pro jected Pacific defences do not extend further South then the "The United Kingdom Gov-

Philippines, they say. ernment would certainly consider

Rico Problem such proposals with a genuine "Nevertheless, with a unifled "This is logical," he said, "be-desire to bring them to frullion, Commonwealth defence policy the Chinese Communists but at the moment it is a ques-within the framework of the Wes- The Norwegian Communists apparently include a great many tion of policy to decide whether tern Union and the. Atlantic

dissatisfied but actually national special arrangements could or Part, it should be possible to de In Shanghai, however, with all to regular medical examination.

zuid made,"

theploy military resources so great

great links with Britain and the out--Associated Press. jus to deter any agreessor," they side world finally broken, the Commonwealth Government mtd.

regime of the Chinese Navy sources said the decisions taken These sources sald it' will not swiftly began

to assert itself, much at the projected Commonwealth be too

to expect that with the result that the standards Canada would agree and that of the Royal Navy were specully conference could prove more im-

difference portant than China's change to India's

with South supplanted by the home brand. Communism.

Africa should not be allowed to:

shock generated by this M, Loevlien, who is a Member

reversal of the standard, They said: "It may even mean prevent their co-operation, 4 tranby

Commonwealth Norwegian Parliament, treaty between Stam and India that eventually there will be a

Government idenced in the lowered income, This Is Radio Hong Kong was speaking at Communist may be negotiated this

single Commonwealth representa- sources said there is little doubt the lowered rations, the cheap broadcasting on a frequency of Live at the United Nations. This that India will decide to retain uniforms, provoked such wide-045 kilocycles per second and on Wa would save individual Common-her Commonwealth ties.

the spread dismay, informant D.52 megacycles per second in the Wealth

problems in Asin as

that more than half the 131 metre band. dwarfed by the United States whole

can be attributed to the men realised the futility of their word "rice", they said. two years spent in England to 12.16 p.m.-Catholic Prayers by the flew und Itussin,"

single Developments point to In-"It is the problem of 1,000,000,- learn the British naval code, dia's eventual emergence as 000 people pressing hard on the which had been dumped over- the key centre of a Bouth- sustenance of their East Asian coalition to counter

-United Press. Communist expansion,

with the Soviel

Communist Party in that country,

which fights for peace," he admit

of the

3

Party meeting.

the

British

The letters French and

Italian Communis: parties have recently mele sunt lar statements.-Reutet

"The violence of Communist methods is also allen to the re. Niglous boilefs of Bouth East Asia and even indlo," he added.

Mr. Daval said that

year.

Siamese rice Trade contable on and on Indian textiles and gunny bags at prosent limit extensive earumerce between the two coun- tries, Associated Press.

MALAYAN BREAKDOWN NEAR, MP DECLARES

London, March 2.

Mr. L. D. Gommans, Conservative MP, today worn- ed of a breakdown in the rubber and tin indus- tries in Malaya if Communist guerilla activities continuo there.

Iden of the which the small, and gallant bund.

conditions under

countries from

Middle Way

being

"It would be incorrect la des- cribe this as any sort of rc- gional bloc," one source said.

"It does not

mean that the Commonwealth countries. are concerned in a plan of unified Arredi

simply Intervention. It means they would agree on com- mon understanding

ou genuine nationalist alms in various South

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own soul." board the first thing on their re- 12.30 p.m.elly Programme Summary.

turn home.-Reuter-

12.12 p.m.-Geraldo And He Orchestra

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British Officers

Swim In Arctic

Aboard HMS Vongeanco, March 2. Three British officors tody swam 30 yards in an air temperature of 209 degrees of frost to a rubber dinghy on the fringe of an ice-pack.

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from. Green Hippodrome.

He has just returned from a of some 2,000 British rubber East Asian countries and believe visit to Malaya.

planters and Un miners are this understanding could pave a existing." he wrote in a letter to middle way for countering Com-

6.00 pantity Mayerl and fla Plano, "Few people here have any "The Times."

which munism,

exploiting

2.00 pm-World Newn ■nd News All three wore special sults. Į under his suit, but his face and

- Analpain. (Tandan Relay) Mr. Gammans wrote that plan enuine nationalism for its

but-two swam-with-bare hands. i hands were incredibly cold.7.15 p.--Sparta Preview:-(Blodio) - ters and miners are living in

In Burma, the main endeavour

They are Lieutenant

The suits will now be recom- 7.39 pm-Variety Band Com- barbed wire enclosures with the

the Golders now will be knowledge that they are llable Karen uprising from

mended as naval issue, Martin to dissociate the mander Lee Boyd Martin, af

London, BCTS) Naval the Com-the Royal to be ambushed if they venture munist movement.

Air Medical added. School at Gosport, Hampshire.

The

dinghy was also of a new to the nearest town even with In Malaya, efforts will be who comes from Perth, Aus- design, having a double rubber an armed gunrel. Many of the made to foster

Pilot Lieutenant ál-tralia; movements

D. layer closing dry air on friends have suffered such a fate, ready afoot for a Malaya Chi-O'Conell Newbury: and Observer deck, which keeps the occupants he ndled,

nese Federation, prompted by Lleutenant F. W. Burgess.

warm while sitting. "Brave men

Malayan residents

During the test 0 helicopter can put up with responsible An Athens military court has his sort of existance for a few who have natural nationalist as covered with ice on leaving the graphers flew overhead

Martin's hands were partly with a rescue party and photo- and a months but there is a limit to pirations but who deplore Com-

water, the temperature of which lifeboat stood by. human endurunce" Mr. Cam-munist opportunism.

Sabotage Trial

In Athens

Athens, March 2.

passed sentence of death

6321

five of 12 students charged with mans wrote.. acts of sabotage, alleged to have been organised by Com- munists.

the

Defence Weaknesses was only 32 degrees Fahrenheit. In the lifeboat two members The object of the test was to of a safety survival experimental The projecte: Commonwealth

see if

was po it possible to swim team, one with gloves, the other fle pointed out that last year discussions are described Malayan tip and rubber earned Commonwealth Government sour- and then climb into a dinghy,

by with bare hands in such

sens without, held their hands under more American dollars than the ces as part of preparations for

water, and then unpacked sab-| The court automatically post-total exports of the United King-deployment of potential resources copter flew over a broken fee could be done in such circum- In another test today, a heli-merged dinghies to see if this poned the éxccution of Miss dom put together.. Krent Pavlides, a Cypriot, who

in line with the Western Union pack, and pliot Lieutenant J. stances. Reuter. was sentenced by only three votes

Atlantic Pact. They recall Jones landed on a moving Ice go into that the British

Foreign Secre-floc abou

floe about seven yards square to the present

tary, Mr. trouble or to discuss the series phasised last month at the Wes- take

Ernest Bevin, cm-see if was possible to land and of foolish acts and omissions on tern Union Council

take off successfully. of Foreign In the swimming test, New-

"I do not propose to

for

to two Her brother was dis- the reasons charged.

telephone lines

and

The

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JUBILEE The students were alleged to the part of the Government which Ministers: "We should treat Asia bury were an airman's Arctic im- have blown

London, March ́3. " up power poles, have aggravated it," Mr. Gam-qually with Europe."

The diamond Jubilee of the and distribution mans concluded, "but merely to

mersion suit designed by Martin, China Association will be celeb- boxes in the main streets of the warn the country that a crisis is eller fects of that Coun- and the others wore inflatable rated in London on March 4. The city. Reuter.

racellag are manifest in Ih-rubber exposure suits. donesia and Indo-China, where

Association was founded 80 years All were attached

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The first chairman was the Rt. Hon. Sir George Bowen P.C. and that the Vice-chairman Mr. W. Kes- the sults were a success. Marwick, grandfather of Mr.

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